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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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<strong>Online</strong> <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Invertebrate</strong> <strong>Zoology</strong> 755pseudopolyploidy n. [Gr. pseudos, false; poly, many; aploos,onefold] Chromosome sets in groups <strong>of</strong> related specieshaving numerical relationship leading to erroneous interpretationas polyploids.pseudopore n. [Gr. pseudos, false; poros, passage] 1. (BRYO:Stenolaemata) In Cyclostomata, a pore in the calcified wall<strong>of</strong> a zooid that is obstructed by organic matter. 2. (PORIF:Calcarea) In Leucosolenia, a large opening through thepseudoderm.Pseudoptera n. [Gr. pseudos, false; pteron, wing] (ARTHRO:Insecta) Formerly an ordinal name for scale insects.pseudopuncta n.; pl. -ae [Gr. pseudos, false; L. punctum,small hole or spot] (BRACHIO) A type <strong>of</strong> shell punctationthat points inwardly, appearing on the internal surface as abump. pseudopunctate a. see endopuncta.pseudopupa n. [Gr. pseudos, false; L. pupa, puppet] (ARTHRO:Insecta) In Coleoptera and Meloidae, a larva in a quiescentpupa-like condition preceding one or more larval instarsbefore the true pupal stage; a coarctate larva; a semipupa.pseudopupillae n.pl.; sing. -a [Gr. pseudos, false; L. pupilla,dim. pupa, puppet] (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Odonata, blackspots on the compound eyes <strong>of</strong> live specimens.pseudorhabdite n. [Gr. pseudos, false; rhabdos, rod] (PLATY:Turbellaria) An amorphous mass <strong>of</strong> slimy material in theepidermal cells; possibly related to rhabdites.pseudorostrum n. [Gr. pseudos, false; L. rostrum, bill] (AR-THRO: Crustacea) In Malacostraca Cumacea, paired forwardprojecting plates on the anterior carapace.pseudosclerite n. [Gr. pseudos, false; skleros, hard] (ARTHRO:Chelicerata) In Acari, sclerotized area <strong>of</strong> the cuticle differingdistinctly from the s<strong>of</strong>t cuticle.pseudoscolex n. [Gr. pseudos, false; skolex, worm] (PLATY:Cestoda) Distortion <strong>of</strong> the anterior proglottids into a holdfastwhere the true scolex is lost in early development; thedeutoscolex.pseudosegments n. [Gr. pseudos, false; L. segmentum,piece] (PLATY: Cestoda) The discreet, flattened sectionsmaking up the major part <strong>of</strong> the body; each being a repro-

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